वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-64, verse-23

परिगृह्य च बाहुभ्यां परिवृत्य शिरोधराम् ।
उत्पाटयामास शिरो भैरवं नदतो महत् ॥२३॥

23. parigṛhya ca bāhubhyāṃ parivṛtya śirodharām ,
utpāṭayāmāsa śiro bhairavaṃ nadato mahat.

23. parigṛhya ca bāhubhyām parivṛtya śirodharām
utpāṭayāmāsa śiraḥ bhairavaṃ nadataḥ mahat

23. ca bāhubhyām śirodharām parigṛhya parivṛtya
bhairavaṃ nadataḥ mahat śiraḥ utpāṭayāmāsa

23. And seizing him with both arms, twisting his neck, he tore off the great head of the terribly roaring one.

Words meanings summery:

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having seized, grasping, holding

• च (ca) - and, also

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms

• परिवृत्य (parivṛtya) - having twisted, having turned around, having encircled

• शिरोधराम् (śirodharām) - neck

• उत्पाटयामास (utpāṭayāmāsa) - he tore off, he pulled out, he uprooted

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• भैरवं (bhairavaṁ) - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

• नदतः (nadataḥ) - of the roaring one, while roaring

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

Words meanings and morphology

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having seized, grasping, holding

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root `grah` (to seize) with prefix `pari`, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm, forearm

Note: Also dative/ablative dual.

परिवृत्य (parivṛtya) - having twisted, having turned around, having encircled

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root `vṛt` (to turn) with prefix `pari`, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)

शिरोधराम् (śirodharām) - neck

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śirodharā

śirodharā - neck (literally, 'that which holds the head')

Compound of `śiras` (head) and `dharā` (holder).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śiras+dharā)

• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• dharā – bearer, holder, earth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

उत्पाटयामास (utpāṭayāmāsa) - he tore off, he pulled out, he uprooted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of utpāṭaya

causative

Periphrastic perfect form of the causative stem `utpāṭaya` (derived from root `paṭ` with prefix `ut`).

Prefix: ut

Root: paṭ

Note: Periphrastic perfect using `āmāsa`.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Also nominative singular. Here, object of `utpāṭayāmāsa`.

भैरवं (bhairavaṁ) - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhairava

bhairava - terrible, dreadful, formidable; a name of Shiva

From `bhīru` (fearful) + `aṇ` suffix.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, serving an adverbial function ('terribly').

नदतः (nadataḥ) - of the roaring one, while roaring

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nadat

nadat - roaring, sounding, shouting

Present active participle

Derived from root `nad` (to roar, to sound).

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular, describing the being whose head was torn off.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, considerable, important

Note: Agrees with `śiraḥ`.